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Parse Overview- Process Emailed Data Quickly and Easily

Message Parse is a simple to use, but powerful, program
that allows you to extract data from messages and share it with
your other applications.

When your web users submit a form, place an order, or
subscribe to your newsletter, the most common way to process that information
is with an email message. The problem is that processing those emails
can be time consuming and labor intensive. More than that, retyping data
is error prone.

With Message Parse web form submissions (or
any other email) are processed quickly and easily according to rules that
you set up. The software will extract the data that you
need from the email and enable you to send it to other
applications. Our customers commonly use Message Parse to:

Extract Data from an order for use
with QuickBooks or other accounting applications.

Get contact information from an order
to add to a database.

As a simple solution to add support requests
to the shared support database

Much, Much More! Really Message Parse is the
software with a thousand uses.

Message Parse will save you time and moneywhen working with your crucial business data. Whether
you have a small online business or you run a multi-site store, our software
will make your job less labor intensive, and it will add a level of accuracy
to the processing of data that you never thought possible.

Message Parsing features that work for your needs.

Features Overview - How Message Parse Works

Whether you need to extract contact info from customer
emails, get order fulfillment data, or even if you have a complex set
of rule-based data needs, Message Parse works to import the email and
extract the data you need. Once extracted, the information can be saved
in a comma separated format for simple import into other programs, or
it can be directly saved into your database. Use the link below to read
more about how Message Parse works.

When a customer visits your web site and place an
order, use one of your contact forms, or make a support request, the
most common way to deal with that information is to have it emailed
and then manually extract the needed data. Dealing with data manually
is both slow, and error prone.

Message Parse works to automate this process as
shown in the diagram below.

When you use message parse, the email
is captured by the software (or imported from your email program)
and then only the data you need is extracted (parsed) into a usable
form. The software can save the imported information as a cvs file
for easy import into a spreadsheet or other programs; or it can connect
directly to databases such as Access or SQL.

Message Parse has been designed with
simplicity in mind. Although it does have capabilities to perform
complex extractions based on rules that you setup, we've designed
it to be simple for anyone to use. With features like a template wizard,
variable message sources, and a variety of available output formats,
it is simple to setup and it will automate the process of data extraction
for you.

An Easy-to-Use Template Wizard

Message Parse comes complete with a 6-step template
wizard. This simple tool walks you through the process of setting up a
template for extracting the data you need. The wizard includes the most
commonly sought after data items to make basic setup simple.

If more is required, users also have the option to control
every aspect of a template. Data can be imported based on rules that you
setup, and the software even includes Active X scripting capabilities
for extended functionallity.

For most customers, setting up Message Parse is
as simple as walking through the template wizard. With the wizard
you walk through six steps: Msg Filter, Output File, Msg Fields, Data
Variables, and Variable Options. As you walk through the process you
are given clear instructions, and if any further help is needed the
software comes with a complete user manual that goes in-depth into
message parsing and how to set it up to fit your business needs.

For users that require more functionality, a template
can be set up or edited to fit any need. Active X scripts can extend
functionality, and it is also very simple to set the software up to
interact with your Access database, Defined Database, or standard
SQL based database.

Simple to Setup Multiple Message Sources

Message Parse allows you to quickly and easily extract
data from orders for processing those orders, to add to your accounting
program, and more. Once a message has been imported it can be saved into
multiple formats for use with virtually any other program you may use.
Messages can be retrieved from your pop server, or imported from your
current email program.

Message Parse allows you to setup how messages are
retrieved, quickly and easily. It can be connected to a dedicated
POP3 account (or many of them), or it can easily be setup to import
messages from Outlook, Outlook Express, Netscape or Eudora-based email
programs.

This ensures that no matter how you currently check
your email from form submissions, Message Parse can be integrated
easily. It can also be setup for multiple accounts to create as many
import-export accounts as you need.

You can have Message Parse check your messages for
you and then extract the required data from each message and have
it exported into the format(s) that suits your needs.

Once you've setup Message Parse, this process basically
becomes automated; the data is imported, extracted according to rules
you setup, and saved to the formats(s) you require. The whole process
requires little interaction from you. Really it's as simple
as opening the program and clicking Parse All!

Powerful Features - Put Integral Data at Your Fingertips

Along with the ease with which you can setup and use
Message Parse, we didn't make the program short on power. You can define
every aspect of how the software searches for data to import, and you
control how and what gets exported. You can even use languages like VBScript
to easily extend Message Parse's capabilities to meet your needs.

The simple truth is that in our data-intensive world,
data is power, and the better control you have over your integral business
data, the more smoothly everything runs.

Whether it's an email from your form submissions
on your site, or general email that you get in your day-to-day business
operations, Message Parse gives you the tools you need to get and
keep data from those emails.

By simply editing a template you can define how
data variables are retrieved and stored. This puts you in full control
of which data is extracted from any given email. You can also control
how that data is output to your files. Really you are in control!

For power-users and big business, if there are requirements
that fall outside of the current functionality, a simple VBScript
is all it takes to make the software fit your needs.

We've worried about putting the power of data extraction
in your hands so that you can worry about what matters most to you
- your business and your customers!